Open this cave to me.
The swallows can enter it.
It has two apertures.”
The girl was deceived. She believed him to be her brother come back from hunting, so she opened the door. The cannibal went in and seized her.
As she was being carried away, she dropped some ashes here and there along the path. Soon after this, Demane, who had taken nothing that day but a swarm of bees, returned and found his sister gone. He guessed what had happened, and followed the path by means of the ashes until he came to Zim’s dwelling. The cannibal’s family were out gathering firewood, but he was at home, and had just put Demazana in a big bag, where he intended to keep her till the fire was made.
Demane said: “Give me water to drink, father.”
Zim replied: “I will, if you will promise not to touch my bag.”
Demane promised. Then Zim went to get some water; and while he was away, Demane took his sister out of the bag, and put the bees [[121]]in it, after which they both concealed themselves.
When Zim came with the water, his wife and son and daughter came also with firewood.
He said to his daughter: “There is something nice in the bag; go bring it.”